business as usual

idiom

—used to say that something is working or continuing in the normal or usual way

Much of the town lost electricity in the storm, but for people with generators it was business as usual.

As the election nears, both political parties continue to blame each other for all the city's problems. In other words, it's business as usual.

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Musically speaking, the dance and electronic music scenes today look more or less like business as usual. —

Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 11 Oct. 2024 That said, there is a collective feeling that things will be far from business as usual. —

Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2024 Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge avoided heavy flood damages and are largely back to business as usual with limited exceptions, according to the Knoxville News Sentinel. —

Adam Tamburin, Axios, 4 Oct. 2024 These companies aren’t content with a business as usual approach that sticks with the status quo. —

Kate Vitasek, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for business as usual

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